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FREE LIVESTREAM: 2026 Method Race Wheels 58th SCORE BAJA 500 RACE DAY – TT Spec, Class 1, 2WD, Legends, Unlimited

Desert off-road racing is some of my favorite off-road action, and having been to Ensenada for the BAJA 1000, the BAJA 500 is near and dear to my heart as well. If you dig desert off-road racing as...

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FREE LIVE DRAG AND DRIVE COVERAGE! Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 Starts Today And Will Hit The Mountains Once Again!!

It’s go time for Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 and we’ll be live each race day afternoon and into the night so you can follow all the great racing action. We’ll start LIVE at SRCA Dragstrip...

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FREE LIVESTREAM IHRA Outlaw Drag Boat Series: The “Show Me” Shootout – Qualifying from Lake Lucas Indiana

I love drag boat racing, and this weekend is the second race of the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Drag Boat Racing series at Lake Lucas in Indiana. If you like big power, and big speed, on the water then you want...

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The Inaugural Fendt High Stakes Pulling Event Kicks Off This Weekend! Night 1 and 2 – Dragway 42

Truck and Tractor pulling, like most racing formats, have advanced dramatically in the last few years and that has made the competition at events even closer and closer. This weekend the first, of...

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FREE DRAG RACING DOWN UNDER: The Gulf Western Oil Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway Australia Right Here!

The Aussies are as ate up with drag racing as we are, and this weekend’s Gulf Western Oil Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway prove it. This is a great race track with great crowds and great...

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IHRA Pro Mod Mania Invades Milan Michigan’s Darana Dragway! Huge Purse, Killer Pro Mod and Sportsman Action!

This weekend the International Hot Rod Association visits Milan Michigan for Pro Mod Mania at Darana Dragway which features an insane purse and tons of great racing action. With a total purse of...

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Aeromotive Fuel Filters with Integral Shutoff Valves

Yeah, we know that we just had another press release from Aeromotive yesterday, but we found this thingy on the company site, and we’re excited about it, too, so the news couldn’t wait....

Aeromotive Now Makes Vacuum Pumps!

We’ve worked with the guys at Aeromotive and can say that they not only make great parts, but they’re the coolest dudes. But they were holding out on us, because we didn’t notice...

Doug’s Headers for Small-Block Early Novas

Doug’s Headers makes pretty sweet stuff. I’ve used them multiple times. The newest are these 1-3/4-inch headers with 3-inch collectors for 1962-1967 Chevy IIs and Novas. Here’s the...

Never Forget

As we close the BangShift.com blog for the evening, we have just one more note. During your busy weekend, whatever you may be doing, don’t take your freedom for granted. Never forget.

Ridetech.com Coverage of Goodguys in Kansas City, 2009

BangShift.com sponsor Ridetech attends almost all of the Goodguys shows, and the latest coverage on the suspension-maker’s site is of the Mid Western Nationals held September 4-6, 2009, at...

Edelbrock Has a New Site Just for its Aluminum Foundry

Everyone knows about Edelbrock and all the company’s speed parts, but did you know that Edelbrock owns and operates its own foundry to make intake manifolds, heads, and anything else...

Vortech Blower for Inline 5-Cylinder GM Engines!

The guys at Vortech are totally cool with us, and now they’ve got a new part we need to beg them for. Did you know you can get superchargers for the General Motors 3.7L inline five-cylinder...

MSD Coverage of the 40th Crandon World Championship Off-Road Races

Over Labor Day weekend 2009, Crandon International Off-Road Raceway in Wisconsin held its 40th annual World Championship Off-Road races. This is closed-course, high-action racing with trucks up to...

Kruse International Auctions Teetering on the Brink of Financial Collapse

Kruse International, the major leagure auction company that hosts a yearly car auction that it bills as the “world’s largest” is on the verge of financial collapse as it is staring...

Lunati Stroker Cranks for GM Gen 3 and Gen 4 V8s

Lunati has expanded its line of stroker cranks for the hot GM LS-series V8s. Looks like you can build some mondo cubic inches with these things! Here’s the text of the official press release....

Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: Rise of the Weiner-Mobiles

It’s time to stock up on as much older full-sized iron as you can get your hands on because little econo-box weiner cars are going to become the major focus of seemingly every automaker outside...

Great Read: A Short Biography of Mickey Thompson

The Internet is a funny place. Seemingly out of nowhere, there are great stories to be found and read, even in the most unlikely of places. We stumbled upon this great story about Mickey Thompson on...

Event Gallery: Hemmings Muscle Machines Musclepalooza X

Hemmings Muscle Machines Magazine held Musclepalooza X at Raceway Park, located in Englishtown, NJ on September 5 and 6, 2009. The event, a car show and drag race, looks to have been a...

CraigsList Pick of the Week: Neat Panel Delivery Vega Drag Racer

The Chevy Vega is a little car that scores big cool points in the hearts of hot rodders. Anemic, unreliable, and built of a steel designed to dissolve, the cars were not exactly well regarded when...